Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Occupational health and safety
NCHS Rapid Surveys System: Fit Testing of Hearing Protection Devices
Data tables showing hearing protection use in occupational settings data. Includes data breakdown by urbanicity and other demographic and geographic characteristics. Data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics between October and November 2023.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Data tables showing hearing protection use in occupational settings data. Includes data breakdown by urbanicity and other demographic and geographic characteristics. Data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics between October and November 2023.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Urinary Biomonitoring of Glyphosate Exposure Among Male Farmers and Nonfarmers in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture (BEEA) Study
Presents a study on glyphosate exposure among farmers and farmworkers and compares exposure rates to non-farmers. Discusses the efficacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compares different PPE combinations.
Author(s): Vicky C. Chang, Maria Ospina, Shuai Xie, et al.
Citation: Environment International, 187, 108644
Date: 04/2024
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Presents a study on glyphosate exposure among farmers and farmworkers and compares exposure rates to non-farmers. Discusses the efficacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compares different PPE combinations.
Author(s): Vicky C. Chang, Maria Ospina, Shuai Xie, et al.
Citation: Environment International, 187, 108644
Date: 04/2024
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Loud and Clear: Improving Access to Hearing Care in Rural America
Discusses barriers to rural hearing care access and the importance of hearing conservation. Features a hearing clinic in South Dakota, a telehealth program in Alaska, and a nationally available agriculture safety program working to address rural hearing care.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses barriers to rural hearing care access and the importance of hearing conservation. Features a hearing clinic in South Dakota, a telehealth program in Alaska, and a nationally available agriculture safety program working to address rural hearing care.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Mixed-Methods Assessment of Farmworkers' Perceptions of Workplace Compliance with Worker Protection Standards and Implications for Risk Perceptions and Protective Behaviors
Assessed 62 Idahoan farmworkers' perceptions of compliance with Worker Protection Standards alongside urinary pesticide biomonitoring and personal protective equipment use to identify risk and protective behaviors. Includes recommendations for training, communication, and regulations for decreasing pesticide risks for farmworkers.
Author(s): Carla Hyland, Lisa Meierotto, Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Cynthia L. Curl
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 29(3), 355-371
Date: 01/2024
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Assessed 62 Idahoan farmworkers' perceptions of compliance with Worker Protection Standards alongside urinary pesticide biomonitoring and personal protective equipment use to identify risk and protective behaviors. Includes recommendations for training, communication, and regulations for decreasing pesticide risks for farmworkers.
Author(s): Carla Hyland, Lisa Meierotto, Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Cynthia L. Curl
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 29(3), 355-371
Date: 01/2024
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NEC 2024: Year in Review
Highlights the activities of the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in 2024 including awards and recognition, global projects, injury surveillance research, fishing, forestry, emerging issues, agriculture, health, and their publications and presentations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health
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Highlights the activities of the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in 2024 including awards and recognition, global projects, injury surveillance research, fishing, forestry, emerging issues, agriculture, health, and their publications and presentations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health
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Agricultural Health Study: 2024 Study Update
Report presents an update from the Agricultural Health Study, a long-term study from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Discusses drinking water quality and inflammatory bowel disease.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
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Report presents an update from the Agricultural Health Study, a long-term study from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Discusses drinking water quality and inflammatory bowel disease.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
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HICAHS Annual Report 2023-2024
Details an annual report from the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. Highlights administrative updates research project updates such as a safety education initiative and a nasal inflammation intervention. Discusses grant programs and explores agricultural safety information.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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Details an annual report from the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. Highlights administrative updates research project updates such as a safety education initiative and a nasal inflammation intervention. Discusses grant programs and explores agricultural safety information.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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September 2023-August 2024 Annual Report of the Central States Center For Agricultural Safety and Health
Provides background on the Central States Center For Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) and their activities from September 2023 to August 2024. Focuses on multi-year projects as well as feasibility projects covering topics such as agricultural safety culture, environmental health, chronic disease, injury prevention, and more.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
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Provides background on the Central States Center For Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) and their activities from September 2023 to August 2024. Focuses on multi-year projects as well as feasibility projects covering topics such as agricultural safety culture, environmental health, chronic disease, injury prevention, and more.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
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Safety Leadership Training Effectiveness Evaluation on Behavior Change Among Large-Herd U.S. Dairy Farm Supervisors
Evaluates the effectiveness of a 12-module asynchronous safety leadership training program for dairy farm supervisors focusing on health and safety on the farm, communication, workplace conflict, and more. Discusses use of the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Effectiveness, the limitation of broadband access on study results, and implications for occupational health practice.
Author(s): David I. Douphrate, Anabel Rodriguez, Amir Hossein Javid, Pete Kines
Citation: Workplace Health & Safety, 2024
Date: 2024
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a 12-module asynchronous safety leadership training program for dairy farm supervisors focusing on health and safety on the farm, communication, workplace conflict, and more. Discusses use of the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Effectiveness, the limitation of broadband access on study results, and implications for occupational health practice.
Author(s): David I. Douphrate, Anabel Rodriguez, Amir Hossein Javid, Pete Kines
Citation: Workplace Health & Safety, 2024
Date: 2024
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The Dialogue: Rural and Remote Disaster Behavioral Health
Journal issue discusses the behavioral health needs and challenges during disasters in rural and remote communities. Highlights the mental health challenges that co-occur with disasters such as extreme heat, floods, droughts and other disasters in rural communities and details strategies for addressing them.
Citation: The Dialogue, 19(4)
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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Journal issue discusses the behavioral health needs and challenges during disasters in rural and remote communities. Highlights the mental health challenges that co-occur with disasters such as extreme heat, floods, droughts and other disasters in rural communities and details strategies for addressing them.
Citation: The Dialogue, 19(4)
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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